Vinosady

Vinosady is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava Region, on the foothills of the Little Carpathians.

History

In historical records the village, which was made of two independent parts was first mentioned in 1208, although it was inhabited lot sooner, in the 9th century, as the Great Moravian site was discovered near the village. At the end of the 13th century, two village arose: "Trlinka" and "Kučišdorf", which were closely linked to their bigger towns, Pezinok and Modra. In 1948, names were slovakized: Trlinka to "Malá Tŕna" and Kučišdorf to "Veľká Tŕna", until the two merged in 1964 to one village named by its current name, Vinosady, which refers to rich vineyard tradition in this region. The merged village got its own coat-of-arms in 1998.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 179 metres and covers an area of 5.15km². It has a population of 1049 people. The village is located 26 km from Bratislava and 3 km from Pezinok.

External links

* [http://www.vinosady.sk Official website] sk icon
*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html